Week-long block party becomes a competition for the best decorated street.

An enchanting monastery in the Spanish countryside appears lifted from a fantasy tale.

Swiss vineyards in a UNESCO heritage site.

This 1,300 year old monastery built atop a single rock was once only accessible depending on the whims of the tide.

A canvas of crops grow from vibrant red soil in this terraced farmland.

A grand example of 19th century Burmese teak architecture, and the most significant of Mandalay's historic buildings.

270 million year-old forest of stone.

Holy Hindu shrine in an enormous, monkey-filled limestone cavern.

Paris' linguistic guide to the international language of, yes, love.

Stunning wetlands ablaze with pink lotus flowers.

Series of underground houses inhabited continuously for centuries.

A scandalous Art Nouveau collaboration that set Paris all atwitter at the turn of the century.

The world's most famous cheese caves.

19th century pendulum and a clock restored by a rogue group of guerilla artists.

Remains of Roman amphitheater hidden in a sleepy quarter of Paris.

This iconic Parisian bookstore doubles as the "Tumbleweed Hotel" for traveling writers.

A counter-culture bookstore like no other hides in plain sight in the streets of Paris.

Notorious artist squat renovated into legal studios.